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BIAFF 1997 Awards Selection 1
< A selection of award-winners in the 1997 IAC International Film and Video Competition, premiered at movie 97 , held April 10-13, 1997, in Great Malvern, Worcestershire.
1. | MIDDAG FÖR TVÅ (DINNER FOR TWO)
Björn Andresson (Sweden) A young woman (Murinka Printz) has just got into the bath when the doorbell rings. She answers the door, to find an elderly man (Per Jörnelius) offering a painting for sale. She eventually decides to invite him in ... Gunnar Lindholm's fine camerawork is set effectively in muted colours, so do not adjust your equipment! Swedish dialogue with English subtitles. IAC International Award, Best Acting Award (Murinka Printz), Special Award for Script and Direction 1997 |
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2. | WILLIAM DUPP TO THE RESCUE Apone Productions (Somerset) Sgt William Dupp, who has retired from the police force very early, is asked to do battle again with Alvin Lucifer. They have met previously, but William only wishes to tend his garden without interference from anyone (including his girlfriend). This is a tongue-in-cheek, but tense, adventure which also looks at the need of people (especially movie audiences!) to have a hero to look up to. Widescreen format; directed by Richard Jones. IAC Silver Seal 1997 |
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3. | THE FINAL TAKE Nottingham Cine & Video Makers A group of young film-makers is hard at work on their production, trying desperately to get it right, despite certain problems they encounter! Not quite how an IAC Club might go about it, of course, but there are laughs along the way ... ! Written and directed by James Heppell. BAVA Trophy 1996; IAC Gold Seal, Best Humour Award 1997 |
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4. | DEMONS Ken Wilson (West Yorks) On the way home from a shopping trip, two friends (Carol Wilson and Yvonne Crann) get caught up in a traffic jam and find a road off so that they can make better progress. Without a map, however, they get lost. The driver telephones her husband (Phillip Crann) from a callbox. Back on the road, their troubles are not over - they get a puncture. The driver walks back to the telephone, leaving her friend alone in the car ... The suspense is well built, and the performances are all very natural, adding to the reality of the situation. Written, shot and directed for Phase 4 Films. IAC Gold Seal 1997 |
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5. | F-205 Leandro Blanco (Spain) We are in the cockpit of a modern jumbo jet when there is an emergency ... We hear the voices of those involved, while visuals of just the instrument panels tell the story. A feast of editing! BAVA Trophy 1996; IAC International Award, Best Sound, Best Overseas Entry Award 1997 |
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6. | J'ATTENDRAI (I SHALL WAIT) St. Cuthbert Films (Newcastle-on-Tyne) It is 1946 and Henri (Anthony Coff), a French Jewish refugee in a village in the north of England, believes he is the only survivor of his family. He earns money by selling onions (in the French style) in the district, and slowly makes friends with some local boys, especially Tommy Watkins (Russell Dunn). Gradually, his history emerges in more detail ... Story and screenplay by David Peffer; production: Frank Hodges. Guernsey Lily 1997; IAC Gold Seal, Special Award: Acting - Young Person (Anthony Coff 1997) |
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Total running time 89 mins.
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